State legislative priorities and housing wins highlighted in Fernley presentation

Mindy Elliott of Flint Jevetts government affairs briefed the Fernley City Council on the 2025 Nevada Legislative session, highlighting outcomes and measures likely to affect rural communities. She told the council there were "1,254 bill draft requests," 1,210 introduced bills, 519 signed bills and 87 vetoes during the session and walked through several housing provisions she described as the session's most positive outcomes for local jurisdictions.

Elliott singled out AB 366 (establishing the Nevada Supportive Housing Development account), which targets projects serving households at or below 30% of area median income and was funded at about $50,000,000; AB 475 (eviction diversion funding, roughly $21,000,000); and AB 540, the governor's attainable housing fund, which Elliott said includes $133,000,000 with $25,000,000 earmarked to reimburse municipalities for deferred sewer or other development fees on qualifying projects.

Elliott also flagged bills that were vetoed or failed and described pressures on the budget that limited other economic development items. She warned of a potential special session to address Medicaid implementation and said some estimates show cuts could affect "about 100,000 Nevadans" currently on Medicaid. Council members asked procedural and policy questions; Elliott said staff will update the council with bill numbers and provide a hard copy report already delivered to staff and the public.

Council members thanked Elliott and said Fernley will continue outreach with legislators as rules and implementation details emerge.